Ararat Mirzoyan
Date and Place of Birth
November 23, 1979 in Yerevan.
Education
2000 – Bachelor’s Degree, Faculty of History of the YSU (Yerevan State University),
2002 – Master’s Degree, Faculty of History of the YSU (Yerevan State University),
2004 – State Management Academy of the Republic of Armenia, specialist in Public Administration and Local self-government,
2005 – Postgraduate of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia, PhD in History.
Work experience
2003-2005 – Armenian Genocide Museum and Institute (AGMI), National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, Junior Researcher,
2005-2007 – Department of Socio-Political Documents of the National Archives of Armenia, Chief Archivist,
2007-2010 – "HSBC Bank Armenia" CJSC, Specialist,
2011-2012 – International News Commentator/Columnist, REGNUM International News Agency, Analyst,
2012-2013 – International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), Coordinator of the Voter’s Awareness Program,
2015-2017 – “Aurora and 100 Lives” initiative of the “Development Initiatives of Armenia” Foundation (IDEA), Head of the research group,
2014-2017 – The Netherlands Institute for Multi-Party Democracy (NIMD), Expert on political parties and strategic planning,
2017 -2018 – Member of the National Assembly of Armenia of the 6th convocation, Member of "Yelq" faction,
2018-2019 – First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia,
2019-2021 – President of the National Assembly of Armenia of the 7th convocation,
On August 19, 2021 by the decree of the President of the Republic of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Other information
Founding member of the “Civil Contract” party, 2016-2022 Party Board Member.
Author of numerous analytical publications in the Armenian and international media.
2012-2013 – Lecturer at Yerevan State University
Family status:
Married, with two children.